Refrigerator Magnets for Jasmine

Again, I saw this nifty idea on another's craft blog, nicegirlnotes.

Such a fun, cute, simple way to bring a little style to the otherwise obnoxious refrigerator magnet letters.

I customized these by using hearts... and of course, in pink.

ingredients:

blank wood hearts, transfer letters, magnets,

tacky glue, ballet slipper pink spray paint.

lesson learned: use primer first!

[modeled on the RAV]

lots of fun and easy to make!

Jasmine's Playplace

I used this great Cardtable Playhouse pattern from Empty Bobbin's blog.

The pattern was easy to follow and fun to customize.

Jasmine's colors are pink and purple. I think she'll love playing in her own playplace!

Now, she needs some mail for her mailbox.

[hidden french seams on the corners]

This is by far the pinkest thing I've ever made.

A Princess Tutu

Here's my latest project, made using this tutorial from Plumtickled.

It was as easy as she describes in the tutorial. It turned out super cute!

I know a certain little girl who will look like a princess in this!

Uncle David's Vintage Drunkard's Path

The wonderful vintage fabrics I first mentioned here have been cut, pieced, & quilted.

These fabrics came from Uncle David's mother & sister:

I'm pretty sure these two gals bought these fabrics, stashed it in a box, and forgot about them.

In 1955.

These cloths were in great condition!

This is my first attempt at curves and at the drunkard's path quilt pattern.

The pattern is super cute and easier than I expected.

Here, you can see the pieced backing with the vintage pieces:
I used the red fabric with green strawberries for binding (also vintage)
The curves came out so much better than I could have imagined:
Again, quilted by the fabulous gals at Melear's Fabrics in Salem & Sullivan MO.

Delivered to Uncle David this morning.... I think he loved it!

UPDATE: Reproduction 30's Fabrics Hourglass Project

I started this top a while back [the beginnings of the hourglass project] and am just finishing it.
The more I work on this, the more I adore it.
The design's traditional simplicity along with the very cute reproduction fabrics is making this a favorite for me.

And, it's huge. About 100 square inches.

I have 10 yds of a blue reproduction print that is auditioning for the backing.

If you have some ideas on what should go on the back, send me an email: patti.meyer@gmail.com!

Thanks for looking!

Reproduction 1930's Fabrics Project: Hourglass

Here's a shot of the Repro Hourglass quilt in-progress.

These lovely prints were a gift from a fellow quilter.

Last night, I finished 53. Only 100 more to do!

There's a few other colors not represented in this photo... more coming soon.

Each hourglass is about 8 inches square.

I expect the finished project to be a queen-size.

Now, to pick a fabric for the back!

New Fabrics Delivered!

I just received some new fabrics from my favorite online fabric store.

Beautiful prints without a purpose-

The photo above is Meadowsweet by Sandi Henderson.

The photo below is Hope Valley by Denyse Schmidt.

Oh! The possibilities!

Orange Crush: FINISHED!

My glorious orange crush quilt is finally finished!

This one's going on my bed ;)

The gals at Melear's Fabrics did another fine

job quilting this on their longarm.

Here's a close-up of the quilting.

She used one of my favorite designs - the "wishbone."

Here's what I chose for the backing.

It's yellow with a pink design -

but it reads as orange.

This was the first time I'd pieced the binding with different fabrics.

I had some left over from the blocks and supplemented

with some bonus orange & white polka-dots.

The photo above shows the polka-dots.

I think I like it more than a one-pattern binding.

Check it out:

Orange Crush

Orange Crush piecing is complete!

Now, to decide how it will be quilted....

Here's a close up of 4 of the 49 blocks.

All of the pieces are modern prints except one vintage print from my mom's pal.

(the vintage piece is with the red/orange flower found in the top left and bottom right in this photo)

Here's the finished top:

Dragonflies Ready for Shipment!

Dragonfly Baby Quilt for a New Mother

A friend just had her first baby.

I think this blanky will welcome her to this world with warmth and style.

White chenille patches on the front and pink gingham on the back.

Can you see the dragonflies on the green pieces?

9Patch for my Aunt...Oh-my-god-it's-PINK

I think that this is the pinkest I've ever sewn.
It's bright and oh-my-god-it's-pink pink.
She's going to love it!
The flannel on the back has stars - very warm and cozy.
I hope this quilt will see many naps....